Here’s a breakdown of your state legislators

As we look at the makeup of the new Minnesota Legislature, we see the gender representation almost equal in the House and the Senate.

Of the 134 members of the House of Representatives, 90 (67 percent) are men and 44 (33 percent) are women. Of the 67 members of the State Senate, 44 (66 percent) are male and 23 (34 percent) are women.

Let’s take a look at some House statistics:

•73 DFL members
• 61 Republican members
• 42 newly elected members
• 27 newly elected DFL members
• 15 newly elected Republican members
• 31.3 percent of House members did not serve last session
• 31 newly elected members are men
• 11 newly elected members are women
• 91.1 percent of incumbents were re-elected
• 0 DFL incumbents lost
• 9 Republican incumbents lost
• 34 seats were open at the time of the election
• 3 House races were uncontested.

Leadership in the Senate includes Sen. Thomas Bakk, Majority Leader-Elect; Sen. Sandra Pappas, president of the senate-designate and Sen. David Hann, Minority Leader-elect.

A new swing in power has taken place with the party in power also sitting in the governor’s chair. It will be an interesting 2013 session to watch as new leaders and legislative newcomers take their posts. Get your scorecards ready.